Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-12-24
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The 1acsni nRht hefwaen Jake Kn
KAin az Anaeries ana 1asn SmiIh az Ena
land took plaae o. tie iaIand u St.
flekfe, ID the Seine. Thefs were about
100 pereons present, and shsEs Waa no
p0liar izlfsrfaxeace. Tka oandactnEu az
The nattie weRe q. Waikiuson, referee.
3aek Bai3erok and Jaok Harper eeconda
for Saifh and Chafley Mitchell ana
Nsd Baldwin seconds for Killain.
lhe heht opened under q hri9ks sum
shine. smith won choice of corners.
and slood with bis back to he aan.
befoEe lhe me1 began apaEring SAITH
offered 70 bel kilrain 800 b 500 that
be would beat hlm. smiths ooslnma
was white kuee hEoeehea and green
socks and kilfain woEo black tiphts and
brown sooka In the 0rsi and second
fouuds Smith forced tha 6ohiiaa, ana
exchanges were rapidly and promptly
met On hoth aidea. Daring tue next
fsW Feunds kilrsin displayed nplendid
judgments in landing his heavy hloWs
very effectively. Smith foaeht for toe
face with hia feft, and nt the
same Tins endeavored 90 reach
Jaks's body vita bis right,
has without effect. The 6lh round WAS
10 Smiik'a favor. as odds Of four and
ave 70 one on him Waa offered and no
takers. The seventh Fcnud was q rep
etiiion Of tbe sixth, and The maxi six
showed 70 difere1co, both men woFkino
hard. There was considerable wEegt
ling, which vas deprecated bY the spea
saGors. Ia these nonts anke invnsihbly
bad the best of the olinehe1. R0and
after round nov followed, KilKain hold.
inc his own hat EettinQ no advantage,
and Smith Rtneraily Leading with his
right and stopping kilran'B counteFE
kilEaln did most DAMAGE wiih his right
but always before much harm vas done,
When The men closed aud fell Together.
In the 18th round KilAin knocked
Smith oisar Of hia leRs with Fiaht
handler aEd raised q luup on his esr.
After this kilraln seemed % be less dis |
sressed than Smith. In the 2oth round |
Smith made q desperate effort 10 pus |
kilKaan on the defensive, bui vas unable /
10 establish lead. By THE time Kill |
rains right eve wag closed. and smiths /
left ear vas increasing in size. In the |
22nd round Sniih Wss badly punished, /
kilrain finishing the round BY falling /
hard upon him. In The x2th roan6 /
Saith was very weak aud SCARED for /
wind 10 che end Of the round. In TIE
50ih round Smith's condition vas much
inproFsd, and Charley Milehell ap-
pesied 10 tbe refsfee 20 allow q f0ul /
against BaldeEek, sue Of smiths 1
seconds foF Rougina kllrain while sep /
Afating the men IN the end Of th9 thir-
iy-drat round, bat the referee would net
allow ik. The nexs four rounds ueFe IN /
smiths favor, aud tken matters bsoaus
squRi again. The weather vas cold and 4
very tFyinR 80 the men, and kisFain's 1
right eye was closed, bat Smiths
swslled ears burst and reiieyed him Of
The ac1te pain II had caused him. fD
tho thirty-sixih round Smith rallied, |
though q minuta before be had looked
like g soIa loser. The seconds Bcw
bueied themselves wish both men and
20 handled them that Ia the fortieth
round both were stronger, though Kill
rain vas he better OF the two; indesd,
i soon became apparent 10 Smith thai
be was. as no found hinsalf obliged 70
Tall frequently In order 10 avoid punish
ment she American was dealing out 70
him. Odda we're nov offered 10 favor
Df Kilrain, though in the foEty-afih
round both men grew week again, hut
iouaha deterEinedly, however, bat
there ives mora closing and wrestling
shan Sighting from this point. Ia The
ainetieth round tbs frisbds Of Smith
did not conceal their anxiety 60 Kill
rain held every decided advantage, and
knocked Smith down three times.
though Smith returned tue compli-
msnt once. Oae hundred rounds
weFe now fought Ia tWo hours and
twenty minutes and both men wsro etill
lifouR il the le1s, bas the lieht OF day
vas fass fading, and the cold also in
sreased. Smiths seconds repeatedly
urged the referee 20 stop the hRbt,
that tie time keepers could
not see their Watches and the referee
himself could not see whether foui
OF not. 1znita appeared 70
improve greatly 10 the last six rounds,
bzt KilFain kept on In his old style,
eool, eollecied and wary. a. the 1c6th
and IaGt round both nlen we're lighting
as fasl as et start, bat as Il YES noS
quite dark thH reftgee ordered the hakt
adiouFced nnili the next day amid the
cheers ag the spectators.
Hmish and kilfain met ON board tbs i
steamer, snd agreed 20 caii tbs fight
drag, ~ botn wished 10 AQht SullivAD,
and tee resumption Of tns battle would
dshaf the Ioosef from chailengina the
Boston fighter. Opinion is generally Il
expressed that II was the best hghi thai
has occurred between bic men for many
years. snow began falling Immediately 1
after The 6xbf, and tks party were sone-
what delayed In consequence on The Fe-
tnFn 20 Paris.